Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.
The genus name of Schmidtia is in honour of Franz Wilibald Schmidt (1875âÂÂ1949), who was a Bohemian botanist.
As accepted by Kew;
Formerly included; Several names have been coined with the name Schmidtia but are now regarded as better suited to other genera (Coleanthus and Tolpis)